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An '''explosive material''', or '''explosive''', is a substance which can produce an burst of [[heat]] and gas when [[heat]], [[electricity]] or pressure is applied to it. Explosive material is highly combustible—lower explosives will deflagrate, but high explosives instantly detonate. This creates a shortwave of heat and gas, which gives the material its destructive power.

==Exteranl links==
*[https://safety.vanderbilt.edu/waste/highly-hazardous-chemicals-explosives.php Vanderbilt's list of explosive materails]
[[Category:Chemistry]]